Multiple museums in the Netherlands staged a protest this week against lockdown restrictions. Recently, businesses such as gyms, barbershops, and nails salons were allowed to reopen, however museums remain closed. In order to voice their frustration and demonstrate their opposition, these museums decided to change...
I was recently invited to join a special program organized by SAHAR. The speakers were Malahat Mazaher (Executive Director), Catherine Gelbrand (Board President), Shogofa Amini (Education Program Manager), Nadia Hashimi (Board Member), Tracy Klinkroth (Board Member), Julie Bolz (Founder and responsible for getting me involved...
In the West we tend to think of beads in terms of jewelry, but for thousands of years all over the world, beads fulfilled many functions–offerings to the gods, adornment of robes, auspicious gifts, ritual & prayer beads, and traded for gold, ivory, spices, and...
The Feeling of Kindness would like to introduce you to our three necklace lines, each designed with a unique meaning and as always handmade individually. RADIANT KINDNESS Our choker necklaces with freely swinging gilt medallions floating among colorful stones including lapis, quartz, onyx, jasper, aventurine, just to...
Earlier this year in mid-April, 33 antiquities valued at around $1.8 million were repatriated to Afghanistan, including this ca. 2nd century bronze mask. These 33 items were part of a collection seized from a disgraced U.S. art dealer currently jailed in India for charges of...
Women in the Arts for hundreds of years, some might say thousands of years. Serenely and quietly powerful shakers and movers! Manal Ataya, the Director General of the @sharjahmuseums Sharjah Museum Authority of the UAE (United Arab Emirates) is one of them. She has been a...
Women in the Arts for hundreds of years, some might say thousands of years. Serenely and quietly powerful shakers and movers! The Buddhist nun Otagaki Rengetsu was one of them. She lived 1791~1875, was married twice, five children, widowed, entered a monastery for several years and...
Semiprecious Amethyst Choker Necklace with Vintage Cambodian Gilt Silver Beads. Striking and Only One. SHOP NOW Enjoy our Khmer vintage gilt silver beads ….and the story about Angkor Wat goes on - see how Cambodians save their temples from the jungle. READ ARTICLE...
Diwali 2020 is celebrated November 14th and will last five days. It is the Hindu Festival of Lights, it signifies new beginnings, the victory of light over darkness. Diwali is observed by Hindu, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists. There are many opportunities to celebrate and...
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